severity

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The survey explored both how the participants perceived the nature and severity of the risk regarding Social Security, Medicare and fiscal policy, and how they might act to hedge the risk.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The severity of seemingly mundane, everyday anxieties — school bullies, the prom, graduation, obnoxious Cher-obsessed college roommates — is on par with demons trying to hasten the apocalypse.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

“Oil markets, already at $110 per barrel, would likely breach $120 in the immediate aftermath, with further upside depending on the severity of the damage sustained,” says Rystad Energy in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“The good news about California water infrastructure is it really does take a multi-year drought of significant severity to seriously threaten the actual water supply,” said Swain.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

The PSFs and camp controllers enforced the rule with the same level of severity they did with the kids who—however intentionally or unintentionally—used their abilities.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken